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☆ University of Florida president Ben Sasse says professors shouldn't feel stifled by the state's new law stipulating they can't 'distort' history in their teachings
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ben Sasse told The New York Times that professors shouldn't feel stifled by a new Florida law. "You want to actually be teaching debates that allow people to get inside texts and wrestle," he said. Sasse, a former Nebraska senator, took over the reigns of the University of Florida earlier this year. In July, SB 266, which mandates that professors cannot "distort" historical events, became Florida law. "There's nothing that's going to keep a University of Florida professor from teaching that," he told the newspaper.

Persons: Ben Sasse, shouldn't, Ron DeSantis, Sarah McBride, Trump Organizations: New York Times, University of Florida, Service, Nebraska Republican, Gov, Republicans, Yale University Locations: Florida, Nebraska, Wall, Silicon, United States

☆ DeSantis board asks court to dismiss Disney's counterclaims in contract clash
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Ron DeSantis to oversee Walt Disney World's special tax district asked a state court to dismiss Disney 's bid to recover damages over a breach of contracts counterclaim. "All of Disney's counterclaims fail as a matter of law," attorneys for the district board wrote in a court filing Wednesday in circuit court in Orange County, Florida. That's mainly because Disney's contracts are "void as a matter of Florida law and therefore have never had any legal force or existence," the board wrote. Shortly thereafter, DeSantis, who signed the Republican-backed legislation, targeted the special district that had allowed Disney to effectively self-govern its Orlando-area theme parks for decades. The DeSantis-backed board members had voted to nullify Disney's contracts after accusing the company of trying to undermine the new board's authority and sneaking the deals through right before the change in leadership took place.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Disney's, Disney, DeSantis Organizations: Florida Gov, Walt Disney, Disney, Republican Locations: Orange County , Florida, Florida, Orlando, Reedy Creek, District, Central Florida

☆ Republican lawmakers want to stop businesses in a small Florida town from displaying rainbow stickers to show they are a safe place for LGBTQ+ people
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Republican state lawmakers are attacking a small Florida town's "Safe Place Initiative." The program allows owners to mark their shops safe for LGBTQ+ people by displaying rainbow decals. The lawmakers cited boycotts of Bud Light and Target, which followed the brands' efforts to promote diversity and inclusion of the LGBTQ+ community. Mount Dora's city council approved the Safe Place Initiative last month. Democratic state lawmaker Anna Eskamani posted the Republican lawmakers' letter on social media, saying it "might be the weirdest letter I've ever read."

Persons: Bud Light, Mount Dora, Anna Eskamani Organizations: Initiative, Service, Disney, Orlando —, Orlando Police Department, Orange County Sheriff's, Osceola County Sheriff's, Democratic, Republican, Rights Locations: Florida, Wall, Silicon, Dora, Orlando, Mount Dora's, Mount, Orange County, Osceola County

☆ How Florida law could trip up Trump if he’s convicted before the 2024 election
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Ronald Brownstein | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Meade is executive director of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, which works to restore voting rights in the state to former felons. Amendment 4 automatically restored voting rights to former felons, except those convicted of murder or sexual offenses, who have completed their sentences. Initially, organizers projected that Amendment 4 would restore voting rights to about 1.4 million Floridians, but as a result of these new hurdles only a little over 600,000 have actually regained their voting rights, Meade said. Even after Amendment 4, felons are required to have completed their sentence before recovering their voting rights in Florida, as in virtually all other states. Intervening to restore those rights to Trump, if he’s convicted of a felony before the election, would represent a stark departure from the clemency board’s typical procedures.

Persons: Desmond Meade, Meade, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Donald Trump, he’s, ” Meade, Trump, ”, Insha Rahman, Neil Volz, DeSantis –, Mark Schlakman, Lawton Chiles, Republican Sen, Rick Scott, Schlakman, hasn’t, there’s, “, Vera Institute’s Rahman, Ian Bassin Organizations: CNN, Restoration Coalition, Florida, Republican, GOP, Trump, Vera Institute of Justice, Florida State University, Florida Gov, District of Columbia, National Conference of State Legislatures, State, Florida State University Center, Advancement of Human, DeSantis, Republicans, Protect Democracy Locations: Florida, Maine, Vermont, ”

☆ A Florida lawmaker linked the racially-motivated Jacksonville shooting to DeSantis' 'anti-woke policies,' saying they're an 'all-out attack on the Black community'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ron DeSantis after the deadly, racially-motivated shooting in the state. State Rep. Angela Nixon called DeSantis' "anti-woke policies" an "all-out attack on the Black community." Nixon told MSNBC that DeSantis "has done nothing but fan these types of happenings." In an interview with MSNBC on Sunday, state Rep. Angela Nixon linked Saturday's Jacksonville shooting that left three Black people dead to DeSantis' "anti-woke policies," saying that the presidential hopeful from Florida has "blood on his hands." Nixon called DeSantis' remarks "hollow statements" that she said made her blood boil during the interview with MSNBC.

Persons: bashed, Ron DeSantis, Angela Nixon, Nixon, DeSantis, Flordians, Andrew Gillum Organizations: State, MSNBC, Service, Republican, Jacksonville, Justice Department, Democratic Locations: Florida, Wall, Silicon, Jacksonville

In Florida, Senate Bill 254, enacted in May, banned gender-affirming care for minors but also created less-noticed barriers for adult care. The state laws largely intervene to stop gender-affirming medical care around adolescence: treatments such as puberty blockers, hormones and later, in rare cases, surgery. Medical consensus favors gender-affirming care as essential and sometimes life-saving, after careful consideration by multiple providers. But he also said gender-affirming medical treatments were extreme. Colorado has not enacted restrictions on gender-affirming care.

Persons: Marci Bowers, Jesse Ehrenfeld, you've, Bill, Rylee Brock, Gary Click, Boston Children's, Thomas Satterwhite, Satterwhite, Joseph Knoll, Syvonne Carter, Daniel Trotta, Donna Bryson, Suzanne Goldenberg Organizations: World Professional Association for Transgender Health, American Medical Association, Endocrine Society, American Academy of Pediatrics, Ohio House, FBI, U.S . Department of Homeland Security, Boston Children's Hospital, Multispecialty, Boston, Reuters, Fenway Institute, Boston Police Department, Massachusetts State Police, Colorado Children's Hospital, Colorado, Spektrum, 26Health, Thomson Locations: Massachusetts, United States, Florida, Champaign , Illinois, Omaha, Nebraska, Ohio, Boston, Texas, Colorado, Colorado , Illinois, New York, California, San Francisco, Orlando, Melbourne, Plume

☆ DeSantis chose wrong Disney battle, right war
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Jennifer Saba | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

NEW YORK, Aug 22 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis may have been politically foolish for picking a battle with Walt Disney (DIS.N), but economically speaking, he was on to something. Disney received special status in 1967 after it agreed to help drain the Florida swamp, literally, and build an entertainment park in exchange for special designation. DeSantis seized on the remarks, and with Florida lawmakers earlier this year, took control of the special board. Last week Disney filed a counterclaim to regain control. DeSantis chose the wrong battle but the right war.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Walt Disney, Disney, Bob Chapek, DeSantis, Donald Trump, didn’t, —, Timothy Bartik, Lauren Silva Laughlin, Sharon Lam, Aditya Sriwatsav Organizations: Reuters, Disney, Republican, New York Times, Comcast, Apple, Walt Disney, Florida, DeSantis, Thomson Locations: Florida, Siena, North Carolina, Virginia, State, . North Carolina, Reedy

☆ A nearly $200,000 fine is threatening to shut down a Florida abortion clinic. But activists have already crowdfunded half of it.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A $193,000 fine against the Center of Orlando for Women is threatening to bankrupt the abortion clinic. The state wants to "fine our clinic out of existence," a local volunteer told Insider. The organization Stand With Abortion Now has already crowdfunded nearly half the fine. The volunteers typically help shield patients entering the abortion clinic from anti-abortion activists. Donations from $1 to thousands of dollars have come in from people who want to save "this independent abortion clinic in the south," the volunteer said.

Persons: Roe, Wade Organizations: Center of Orlando, Women, Service, Agency for Healthcare Administration, of Orlando, Orlando, Florida's Agency, Healthcare Administration, Orlando Weekly Locations: Wall, Silicon, Florida, Orlando

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 17 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge in Florida on Thursday declined to block the state's law barring citizens of China and other "countries of concern" from owning homes or land in the state. Winsor, an appointee of Republican then-President Donald Trump, denied a bid by four Chinese nationals to block the law pending the outcome of their lawsuit filed in May. Florida's law prohibits individuals who are "domiciled" in China and are not U.S. citizens or green card holders from purchasing buildings or land in the state. The ACLU claims the law violates the U.S. Constitution's guarantees of equal protection and due process and the federal Fair Housing Act (FHA), which prohibits housing discrimination based on race and national origin. The Biden administration filed a brief last month agreeing that the Florida law violates the FHA.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, District Judge Allen Winsor, Winsor, Donald Trump, Ashley Gorski, general's, Ron DeSantis, Biden, Daniel Wiessner, Alexia Garamfalvi Organizations: REUTERS, District, Republican, American Civil Liberties Union, U.S, Chinese Communist Party, ACLU, Housing, Thomson Locations: U.S, Florida, China, Tallahassee , Florida, Cuba, Venezuela, Syria, Iran, Russia, North Korea, Albany , New York

☆ Trump's Iowa state fair spectacle clouds DeSantis as former president is joined by Florida officials
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump campaigns at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. Aug. 12, 2023. Gone was the helicopter, but Donald Trump on Saturday renewed his reputation for defying norms and creating a mega-celebrity spectacle at the Iowa State Fair. Ron DeSantis, Trump's main rival with more than five months until Iowa's leadoff caucuses and who was on the fairgrounds at the same time. Cheers of "Trump, Trump, Trump," erupted at the three stops the former president made — in a blue suit, but this time in an open-collared shirt — trudging shoulder-to-shoulder crowds, waving a porkchop on a stick, a rite of its own. Though so much of Trump's stop was out of the ordinary, at the pork tent, he bowed to state fair protocol.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Ron DeSantis, Steer, Stein, Matt Gaetz, Biden, DeSantis, Kim Reynolds, Casey, outshine DeSantis, Reynolds, Ashley Hinson Organizations: Fair, Trump, Iowa Pork Producers, Florida Gov, Iowa Republican, Florida U.S, House, Iowa Republicans, U.S, Capitol, New, Boeing, GOP Locations: Iowa, Des Moines , Iowa, U.S, Des Moines, Florida, New York, Trump

☆ These 9 Florida Republicans are coming to Iowa with Trump in an effort to troll DeSantis
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Nine Florida lawmakers will join Trump at the Iowa State Fair. This is just the latest way Trump has found to needle the Florida governor. The Iowa State Fair is a major event for presidential hopefuls, who often flip pork chops and gawk at the butter cow alongside Iowans and throngs of journalists. Trump previously raised eyebrows at 2015 State Fair when he offered children free helicopter rides. A representatives for DeSantis' campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Trump, Donald Trump, Byron Donalds, Matt Gaetz, Gil Bilirakis, Carlos Gimenez, Brian Mast, Cory Mills, Anna Paulina Luna, Greg Steube, Mike Waltz, DeSantis, Vern Buchanan, John Rutherford, Daniel Webster, Donalds, Ditto, Gaetz, Kim Reynolds, Reynolds Organizations: Trump, Fair ., Fair . Florida Gov, Service, Nine, Fair, Florida, Des Moines Register, Florida U.S, House, Capitol, Iowa, Iowa Gov Locations: Florida, Iowa, Fair . Florida, Wall, Silicon, Nine Florida, DeSantis

☆ A Florida teachers' union says DeSantis is using an 'extremist agenda' to 'censor' AP Psychology after the College Board said the course was 'effectively banned' through the state's 'Don't Say Gay' la
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The College Board said that its AP Psych course is "effectively banned" under Florida state law. A Florida law bans talk of sexuality and gender in school — key topics in AP Psych. Ron DeSantis' administration is using an "extremist agenda" to "censor" AP Psychology after the College Board said the course was "effectively banned" through the state's parental rights law critics have called "Don't Say Gay." But, under DeSantis' law, teachers are prohibited from discussing gender identity and sexual orientation in school. "This attempt to censor the AP Psychology course is just one more example of the governor's extremist agenda," Spar said.

Persons: DeSantis, Ron DeSantis, Andrew Spar, —, Spar, Colin Sharkey Organizations: Board, Psych, Service, College Board, Florida Education Association —, The College Board, Florida Department of Education, The, Florida, College, International Baccalaureate, Association of American Educators Locations: Florida, Wall, Silicon

☆ Florida effectively bans advanced psychology course over LGBTQ content, course developer says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Sharon Bernstein | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"To be clear, any AP Psychology course taught in Florida will violate either Florida law or college requirements," the organization said in a statement posted on its website on Thursday. "Therefore, we advise Florida districts not to offer AP Psychology until Florida reverses their decision and allows parents and students to choose to take the full course." "We encourage the College Board to stop playing games with Florida students and continue to offer the course and allow teachers to operate accordingly." Palelis did not immediately respond to a question about whether the state had advised superintendents that the course violated state law. Discussions between the state and College Board about the psychology course began in May, a letter from Florida posted by the College Board on its website showed.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Read, Donald Trump, Cassandra Palelis, Palelis, Sharon Bernstein, Colleen Jenkins, Richard Chang Organizations: Hillsborough High School, Republican, U.S, AP, American, College Board, Florida Department of Education, Florida, The, Board, Thomson Locations: Florida

☆ DeSantis sharpens critique of Trump but faces huge odds
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

While he faces classic signs of a campaign in free fall, including staffer layoffs and donor concern, DeSantis’ problems are not all self-inflicted. Keith Davis, who has served as Sheriff of Wayne County since 1997, is a Trump voter who is now backing DeSantis. Scott Olson/Getty ImagesIn his first post-reset swing through Iowa, DeSantis had mixed results. While he was in Iowa, DeSantis also repeatedly paid tribute to Reynolds after Trump alienated some caucus-goers by badmouthing the state’s popular Republican governor. But what DeSantis is trying to do, by running a classic Iowa campaign, is a ultimately a conventional move.

Persons: Donald Trump –, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, ”, Angus, Rudy Giuliani, Scott Walker, Jeb Bush, Trump, he’s, “ There’s, ” DeSantis, Fox’s Bret Baier, Bill Clinton, “, who’s, He’s, Charlie Neibergall, –, Keith Davis, Kim Reynolds, Davis, ” Davis, mouthing Trump, Dee Snodgrass, Scott Olson, Donald J, Ralph Alshouse, Reynolds, Terry Branstad, it’s, Dr, Anthony Fauci, Kamala Harris, won’t, Reba Saldanha, Reuters DeSantis, Jimmy Carter, Barack Obama, Clinton, John McCain Organizations: Iowa CNN, Florida Gov, Wayne County, Hawkeye State, Trump, Republican Party, New York Times, Siena, Republican, GOP, Republican Party of, Iraq, Yale, Harvard, Reagan, “, Republican Party of Iowa, DeSantis, Jimmy Centers, PAC, Gov, Reuters, Fox News Locations: Chariton, Iowa, Wayne, The Florida, Florida, Granite State, New Hampshire, Wayne County, American, Arkansas, Des Moines, DeSantis, Knoxville , Iowa, Washington, Rye , New Hampshire

☆ New Trump co-defendant's plea delayed while he seeks Florida lawyer
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Carlos De Oliveira (L), personal aide to former US President Donald Trump, arrives at the James L. King Federal Courthouse in Miami, Florida, on July 31, 2023. Carlos De Oliveira — the new co-defendant in the Trump classified documents criminal case — appeared in Miami federal court Monday morning, but had the entry of his plea postponed to give him time to hire a local Florida lawyer. De Oliveira was ordered free on a $100,000 signature bond by Magistrate Judge Edwin Torres at the brief hearing after Torres read out the four charges facing the defendant. De Oliveira's failure so far to get a Florida lawyer mirrors the difficulties that Trump had hiring a local attorney for the case. Nauta had his arraignment twice postponed because of the same issue.

Persons: Carlos De Oliveira, Donald Trump, James L, Carlos De Oliveira —, —, De Oliveira, Edwin Torres, Torres, Donald Trump's Mar, Walt Nauta, De, Trump, Nauta Organizations: King, Trump Locations: Miami , Florida, Miami, Florida, Lago, Palm Beach , Florida

☆ DeSantis' Bud Light brawl marks his latest move in anti-corporate gambit
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( James Oliphant | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

DeSantis trails Republican front-runner Donald Trump by more than 20 points nationally in the 2024 primary race. But a Republican lobbyist in Washington who represents several Fortune 500 companies said DeSantis’ approach is sound for winning the Republican primary. “DeSantis is doing what he’s doing because it's good politics,” said the lobbyist, who asked to remain unidentified so as to not take sides in the presidential race. A company spokesman told Reuters that "Anheuser-Busch InBev takes our responsibility to our shareholders, employees, distributors and customers seriously." On the trail, DeSantis has accused the Food and Drug Administration of being “captured” by the pharmaceutical industry.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Donald Trump, Alex Conant, ” Conant, “, ”, Bob Iger, Trump, Bud Light, influencer Dylan Mulvaney, Trump’s, Donald Trump Jr, Bud Light’s, Morningstar, James Oliphant, Colleen Jenkins, Alistair Bell Organizations: Bud Light, Republican, Republican Party, Disney, Republicans, Reuters, Fortune, Democratic Party, Anheuser, Busch InBev, and Drug Administration, Thomson Locations: Florida, Washington, America

The ruling allows the oversight district to pursue its case that seeks to void "backroom deals" favorable to Disney that were struck with a prior district board earlier this year. A Disney spokesperson said the decision "has no bearing" on the federal lawsuit seeking to "vindicate Disney's constitutional rights." "We are fully confident Disney will prevail in both the federal and state cases," the spokesperson said in an email. The skirmish began last year after Disney criticized a Florida law banning classroom discussion of sexuality and gender identity with younger children. DeSantis rallied lawmakers to pass bills that reconstituted the district as the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District and transferred power over the board to the governor from Disney.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Disney, Lawmakers, Tom Hals, Jody Godoy, Deepa Babington, Jonathan Oatis, Richard Chang Organizations: Walt Disney Co, DeSantis, Disney, Republican, Central, Thomson Locations: WILMINGTON , Delaware, Florida, Central Florida, District, Wilmington , Delaware, New York

☆ Melania Trump started a scholarship program called 'Fostering the Future,' but no charity with that name is registered in New York or Florida
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Sonam Sheth | John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Former first lady Melania Trump started a scholarship program called "Fostering the Future" last year. One person who said he received funds from the program told The Times he got it through a friend who knows the Trumps. But there's no charity with that name registered in New York or Florida, The New York Times reported. A person familiar with the scholarship program told the paper that "more than two" scholarships have been awarded as part of the program but did not provide further details. There was no indication of how much money would be retained by Melania Trump, per the newspaper.

Persons: Melania Trump, Lady Melania Trump, Trump, Michael Weitzman, Weitzman, Melania Organizations: Times, Service, The New York Times, White, Fox News, Fox, Bradley Impact Fund, Consumer Services, Division of Consumer Services Locations: New York, Florida, Wall, Silicon, The

☆ DeSantis is unhurt in a car accident in Tennessee while traveling to presidential campaign events
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The Republican White House hopeful was not hurt, police and DeSantis campaign spokesperson Bryan Griffin said. A female DeSantis staff member suffered a minor injury and was later treated at the campaign event, police said. Representatives for DeSantis' campaign did not answer questions about who was driving the governor or reveal details about the accident. It's clear it needs to," said Republican strategist Terry Sullivan, who managed Marco Rubio's 2016 presidential campaign. DeSantis' team has quietly expressed confidence for months that voters would eventually tire of Trump's escalating legal troubles and personal baggage.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Bryan Griffin, DeSantis, Andrew Romeo, Donald Trump, Terry Sullivan, Marco Rubio's, they're Organizations: Florida Gov, Republican White House, Florida, Florida Department of Law, GOP, Chattanooga Times Free Press, Republican, Hamptons, Trump Locations: Florida, Rio Grande, Eagle Pass , Texas, Tennessee, Chattanooga, Nashville ., Knoxville, Franklin, Utah, New York, U.S, Nashville

☆ Here’s how Bud Light became the latest corporate bogeyman for Ron DeSantis
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Danielle Wiener-Bronner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Partnering with a young, popular trans woman could help a brand like Bud Light reach a more youthful demographic. But because Bud Light managed to alienate everyone, it hasn’t gotten the benefit of a buycott. In the week ending on July 8, Bud Light sales, by dollar, fell nearly 24% year-over-year, according to data provided by Williams. Others are more breezy, showing people enjoying Bud Light despite the inconveniences of summer (sunburn, thunderstorm). Bud Light is “coming back,” said Marcel Marcondes, AB InBev’s chief marketing officer, during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in June.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Bud Light, influencer Dylan Mulvaney, Bud, BUD, “, Mulvaney, Lamar Taylor, “ prudently, DeSantis, Taylor, Scott Olson, Bud Light’s, Dylan Mulvaney, Anheuser Bush, — Anheuser, Brendan Whitworth, ”, LIV, Rob Carr, buycotts, hasn’t, Bump Williams, Williams, Busch, Whitworth, ” Whitworth, Marcel Marcondes, ” Daniel Korschun, ” Korschun, Erin Reed, Elon Musk, he’s Organizations: New, New York CNN, Florida Gov, Republican, Bud Light, Anheuser, Busch InBev, State Board of Administration, AB InBev, CNN, Busch, “ Anheuser, Gallup, — Anheuser Busch’s, America, Trump National Golf Club, Modelo Especial, InBev’s, Cannes Lions International, Creativity, Drexel University, InBev, Republicans, Target, Twitter, Tesla, Disney Locations: New York, Florida, Sterling , Virginia, Central Florida

July 21 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris criticized Florida "extremists" on Friday for backing educational guidelines that taught "revisionist history" about slavery in the United States. Harris, the first Black and Asian-American woman to serve as vice president, flew to Florida, a political swing state whose governor, Ron DeSantis, is running for the Republican presidential nomination, to deliver a blistering speech condemning the new guidelines. The board of education approved the new teaching guidelines for kindergarten through high school on Wednesday. Florida's education commissioner, Manny Diaz Jr., said during the board meeting in Orlando that the guidelines go in to the "tougher subjects" of slavery and racist violence, as appropriate by age. President Joe Biden, with Harris as his vice president, is running for re-election in 2024.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Harris, Ron DeSantis, Manny Diaz Jr, William Allen, Frances Presley Rice, DeSantis, Donald Trump, Walt Disney, Joe Biden, Jeff Mason, Brad Brooks, Steve Holland, Andrea Shalal, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Republican, Thomson Locations: Florida, United States, Orlando, Washington, Texas

☆ Florida introduces new guidelines on teaching Black history, critics give poor grade
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

July 20 (Reuters) - Florida's board of education has approved new guidelines for teachers on how Black American history should be taught despite sharp criticism from some educators and civil rights groups. The board of education approved the new teaching guidelines for kindergarten through high school on Wednesday. Earlier this year Florida rejected a proposed Advanced Placement course in African American studies, saying it was littered with leftist ideology. DeSantis has battled against Disney over its criticism of a Florida law banning classroom discussion of sexuality and gender. Reporting by Brad Brooks in Lubbock, Texas; Editing by Donna Bryson and Stephen CoatesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Manny Diaz Jr, Diaz, William Allen, Frances Presley Rice, Allen, Presley Rice, Derrick Johnson, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Brad Brooks, Donna Bryson, Stephen Coates Organizations: Florida's, National Association for, Advancement of Colored, Florida Education Association, Republican, Disney, Thomson Locations: Orlando, Florida, Lubbock , Texas

Disney wants Judge Margaret Schreiber in Orlando to dismiss a lawsuit filed in May by the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, which controls development around the company's theme parks. The lawsuit seeks to void "backroom deals" favorable to Disney that the district alleges were struck with a prior district board and in violation of state law. Lawmakers also retroactively invalidated agreements that Disney reached with the prior board on the eve of it being brought under DeSantis's control. Such a ruling would allow the company to focus on its federal case, which claims DeSantis violated the company's constitutional right to free speech. "If Disney's contracts are void, nearly all of Disney's claims in the federal case disappear," the district said in a court filing.

Persons: Octavio Jones, Ron DeSantis, Margaret Schreiber, DeSantis, Disney, Lawmakers, Tom Hals, Deepa Babington Organizations: Walt Disney, REUTERS, Walt, Co, Walt Disney Co, Disney, Central, Republican, Improvement, Thomson Locations: Orlando , Florida, U.S, WILMINGTON , Delaware, Florida, Orlando, Central Florida, Wilmington , Delaware

☆ The Nasdaq-100 index is getting a makeover. Here's how
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The Nasdaq-100 index is getting a fresh look. What happened: The index comprises 100 of the largest non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq. Seven companies listed in the Nasdaq-100 accounted for roughly 51% of the index as of June 3, according to a note by Louis Navellier, chairman of Navellier & Associates. The Nasdaq is looking to fix that problem – without changing any of the stocks in the index. Nasdaq won’t remove or add any stocks to the index during this rebalance, according to the release.

Persons: Louis Navellier, Apple, Donald Calcagni, ”, What’s, Cameron Lilja, Bob Iger, Ron DeSantis, Tucker Carlson, ” Iger, Read, Hanna Ziady Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, CNN, Nasdaq, Navellier, Associates, Microsoft, Nvidia, Tesla, Apple, Mercer Advisors, Stocks, Florida Gov, Disney, Fox News, CNBC, McKinsey Global Institute Locations: Europe, Florida

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